Pieces of Me

Kasumi and Sophia

2009-05-15T06:07:00.000-07:00

Now that they are long gone, I remember to post a pick. It was fun to have them. So here you go dad, sorry it took so long.

Summer Doo here we come!

2009-05-15T06:04:00.000-07:00

Crazy, locks of love to you! All his Idea he didn't want to have a bunch of hair when he has to have an afro(sp?) for The WiZ, We'll keep you posted!

Opps

2009-05-15T05:57:00.000-07:00

Following a long line of messy sisters.
This is what happens on a busy workweek. Id right more but Im off to change a stinky diaper!

halloween pics

2008-11-01T14:37:00.000-07:00

well here they are. pics from halloween hope you enjoy them as much as I did helping make them happen. So it all started for the chickies when Bethany said lee was looking a little like the colonel, and I should be a chicken. As I was looking for ideas online. I came across the little martha stewart "spring chicken" I couldn't resist! So after a bit of sewing and shoping at our second hand stores we had some really fun costumes. Joining us was The Invisable Man thanks to braden who, as usual, came up with it all on his own. Madison was Elphaba from Wicked, she was orange last year and this year yearned to be green. Reagan was supposed to be Glenda from Wicked (A costume I made:(but we had a last minute costume change, so we had another round of tinker bell. We had a fabulous night with tons of friends.

more deep creek

2008-08-04T08:30:00.000-07:00

what else to say... a thousand jumps off the docks later we all had a great time.

deep creek!!!

2008-08-04T08:25:00.000-07:00

what a blast, this coaster is controlled by the rider. It was really fun to play in the sand and have grand adventures with G & G.

July 4th

2008-08-04T07:53:00.000-07:00

Sardars, McClures, Streetts and Hinkles OH MY!!
we had quite a time. who puts there 7 year olds in all white for a picnic.
Stacy and I do.

Logie!

2008-08-04T07:37:00.000-07:00

all of the faces of Logan Braatz our baby nephew

Spring Break at Grandma and Gramdpas in NJ

2008-08-04T07:31:00.000-07:00

Philadelphia Zoo!!! a bit chilly but tons of fun for all. The kids were happy to see there favorite animals.

2008-08-04T07:16:00.000-07:00

umbrellas are all the rage!
jireh Easter Egg hunts are alot warmer lots of fun with mcclures and streetts
GK's first egg was found on a rock climbing wall, thanks to alicia.

Easter

2008-08-04T07:12:00.000-07:00

so these are a bit belated but things move rapidly around here so its hard to keep up with the posts but I thought I would share some of my favorites from the past few months. Enjoy
what an accomplishment everyone looking at the camera and smiling
kids singing at redeemer for Easter

hours of decorating for brunch, oragami cranes and hanging sheets and unbrellas, fun times with Charlotte!!

Maddies 7th

2008-03-11T13:07:00.000-07:00

Happy 7th birthday Madison

well so much to say and so little time so here are some photos of maddies family party. I will post some more after her friend one next week. She is all 7 and happy to be so! The day was all about her, she got a school reprieve thanks to saturday school she had the day off Maddie and mom took a quick trip to starbucks for a strawberry frap then we drove to the womens prison to pray for her and the women, this definately needs verbal explanation so ask us sometime. Tuna melts for lunch, and Taco salad for dinner per her request and a special chocolate cake with strawberry and sprinkle icing. She got horses and a stable to play with even Georgia got to play along. This was a great day of fun. Wish you all could have been here to see the craziness.

GK's first christmas

2007-12-29T13:24:00.000-08:00

All she wanted for Christmas was her 2 front teeth. Mom wasn't so sure, I got a fussy baby as she cut her 1st 2 teeth on the bottom. This has made an already really drolly baby downright slimy. So at 5 months old she is really happy to have accomplished a couple of major milestones. Smiling, Laughing, Teeth, flipping over both ways and being cute. We are so blessed.

braden's blogsite

2007-12-28T18:59:00.000-08:00

Braden's blog. So one of the goals for the last few months was to help Braden start a blog. He has a million things to say, and he is trying to grow in his writing skills. I also thought this would be a fun thing for us to do together. We enjoyed a trip to pick up some last minute things for Christmas and found ourselves halfway to chicago by accident, I missed an exit. This was as a result of trying to come up with a fitting name for his blog site. Plenty of the names we came up with were taken so we had to improvise, BeesAmimusOculus(B's minds eye, in latin) was the winner. Check it out I am sure that it will be entertaining

Christmas Picture

2007-12-28T18:54:00.000-08:00

Our crazy family Christmas, these smiles are hard to get all at once. You notice mom and dad aren't in the picture this could be because you probably couldn't catch us smiling during this escapade. These were supposed to be included in our Christmas cards that we send out twice a decade it seems but as usual it didn't happen. Next year is my year and now that it is writing hopefully I will have some accountability.

thanksgiving in OK

2007-12-28T18:45:00.000-08:00

Georgia's first thanksgiving in OKC, and her first time in a swimsuit. Grandma thelma gets to snuggle with yet another baby girl.

favorite new toy Bonz!!

2007-12-28T18:27:00.000-08:00

I love having a toy that all of the kids including mama and dad can play with, and enjoy. Thanks Mass Ave toys!!

out from the fog.

2007-12-26T19:05:00.000-08:00

I am finally out from under the fog of the months of nov and dec. these unfortunately have a tendancy to be a bit overwhelming. A growing family with all of the expectations, as well as a busniess that is keeping me busy helps me to be distracted from thinking or doing much but a desperate effort to keep the wheels turning. I always get to this point in the holiday's and vow to make it different next year. Start things earlier... put my priorities right... I feel like I might be getting closer? but we shall see. but for the fam so you can see what my time has brought me this past couple of months.

Pumpkin mouth?

2007-11-04T18:57:00.000-08:00

Thanks mom! these are the best I could do with a couple of girls who insisted on being pumpkins for halloween. Its hard to see the tiny gap in Madisons toothy smile but this is what initiated the pumpkin craze!

Happy Halloween

2007-11-04T18:53:00.000-08:00

Happy Halloween! At least for most of us Snow White had a little trouble with getting in the mood for pictures but give her charge of baby Georgia and her smile comes back to life.

kyles birthday

2007-11-04T18:48:00.000-08:00

what a great surprise. the boys ran out to play a game of soccer and ran back in screaming "can we take a wagon ride?" Sure enough, in the middle of the burbs, right down the cul.de.sac comes a horse and wagon giving all of the neighborhood kids rides.

I can't get anything done.

2007-10-11T15:26:00.000-07:00

I keep meaning to get all kinds of stuff done during naptime unfortunately I am enjoying my baby way to much, she is starting to smile and coo, and it seems like while Reg is asleep is the only time I get to enjoy her. So while the laundry and dishes pile I have to remind myself not to feel so much guilt and that this is precious time, and I can't get it back.

Perspective

2007-10-11T09:15:00.000-07:00

My kiddos are driving us crazy but if I spend enough time with them when they are sleeping or when I capture a moment on film I remember how awesome they are most of the time. They all are uniquely designed, I can't wait to see what is in store for them in the future, then again I can... I want to keep them here, sweet and innocent. If I look at my glass it is beautiful before it is placed in the fire, but it can be so much more after it has been worked in the flame formed into something new. I hope to always look at them in this light, the kids that is, hopeful for what they will become, and treasuring them for what they are right now.